The Evan Barker Podcast

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Evan Barker is a writer, podcaster, and former progressive strategist turned independent. Follow:Substack: www.evanbarker.netX: @evanwchTikTok: @realevanbarkerIG: @realevanbarkerYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@notgoingbackwithevanbarker

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The Evan Barker Podcast

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The Democrats Will Pretend 'Woke' Never Happened 12.05.2026 34:29

The Democrats' next move is to gaslight us that woke never happened. Plus Joy Reid & Don Lemon and Jasmine Crockett is running for Senate! Follow: X: Evanwch www.evanbarker.substack.com

The Graham Platner Scandal Featuring Johanna Maska 22.10.2025 39:23

On this episode, former Obama Admin official Johanna Maska sits down with me to discuss the Graham Platner scandal. Follow Johanna:Substack: https://www.johannamaska.comX: JohannaMaska

The Government Shutdown, Healthcare, and Taylor Swift 08.10.2025 20:58

I'm back! This week we dive into healthcare. I'm gonna break down for you how I see the Government shutdown, and it might surprise you... Plus at the end my thoughts on Taylor's new album.

Guess Who's Back 02.09.2025 27:04

Evan returns! Season 2, Ep 1: Guess Who's Back This episode I talk SubStack, my 1 year anniversary of leaving the Dems, the DNC summer meeting, and Democrats' voter registration woes

AOC, "Can The Democrats Win Back The Working Class?", & The Anti-Establishment Future of the Party 03.04.2025 27:58

I breakdown a recent Op-Ed about AOC in the New York Times, her plan to win back working class voters, how the Democrats have lost the working class over decades, the progressive movement's part in this departure, and I also analyze the campaign of Kat Abughazaleh, an anti-establishment primary challenger & what clues this gives us about the progressive movement in the Trump 2.0 era Follow me...

Ex Democratic Insider Reacts to Charlie Kirk & Gavin Newsom Interview 07.03.2025 38:24

This episode I'm flying solo as I break down the interview that BROKE the internet. CA Governor Gavin Newsom sits down with Charlie Kirk and I give my reaction as a former party insider.

Isaiah L. Carter's Viral Video, Gender Ideology, Jen Psaki/Jon Stewart 17.02.2025 42:44

This week, I sit down with internet firebrand Isaiah L. Carter, whose viral video about USAID just accrued 32 million views on X. We discuss why he voted for Biden in '20 and Trump in '24 (HINT: gender ideology) and react to Jon Stewart's recent interview with former Biden swamp creature Jen Psaki. Follow Isaiah L. Carter on X: IsaiahLCarter Follow Evan on X: EvanWch Follow Evan on Ins...

Lee Fang: Wokeness & The Democratic Donors & Consultants Who Love It 11.12.2024 36:17

Lee Fang joins the show to discuss his work as an investigative reporter at The Intercept (founded by Glenn Greenwald), how he was publicly cancelled by a colleague & how this lead to him eventually leaving and becoming an Independent reporter. We also dish on the donors and the power they exert over the party in terms of prioritizing identity politics over all else, including the purging of t...

Julia Steinberg: From teen communist to head of Stanford's conservative newspaper 27.11.2024 44:44

Julia Steinberg joins Evan Barker for the very first episode of Not Going Back. Julia is the editor in chief at the Stanford Review, the school’s conservative newspaper. However, only four years ago, Julia was a communist who worked at a commune. She is also a former intern for The Free Press. Julia and Evan met at the Democratic National Convention in 2024, where Julia interviewed Evan. It was to...